as in to invalidate
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Recent Examples of decertify
Harvard’s strongest argument may be that DHS did not follow its regulations in decertifying the university, which would violate the Administrative Procedure Act.
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Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Hughes has asked the panel to decertify a fourth Johnson County former deputy.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 2025
The 2021 law that first created a mechanism for the state to decertify police and deputies took effect only last year.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Fulton County took the state to court challenging the secretary of state's power to decertify the machines.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
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Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Hughes has asked the panel to decertify a fourth Johnson County former deputy.
—Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 10 Jan. 2025
The 2021 law that first created a mechanism for the state to decertify police and deputies took effect only last year.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Fulton County took the state to court challenging the secretary of state's power to decertify the machines.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for decertify
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The agency's rule, narrowly approved by the commission along party lines in April 2024, would have invalidated nearly all existing noncompetes and banned new ones except in rare circumstances.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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Historically, and even to date, trans people have faced pushback from some cisgender people in the community who believe that the fight for trans rights will invalidate their own struggles.—
Quispe López,
Them.,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In the third quarter, Masses had a 100-yard pick-6 nullified by a pass interference penalty.—
Jeff Faraudo,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
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The move nullifies an extension quietly authorized by Biden before leaving office, which had granted Harris an additional year of protection beyond the standard six-month post-tenure period.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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However, many argue that her public support for the war in Ukraine should disqualify her from neutral status.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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But legal analysts say that Pirro’s comments in her deposition show a level of partisanship and willingness to mislead the public that should disqualify her from holding such a top position at DOJ.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Decertify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decertify. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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